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tint - (n.) azawng a phunphun in sermi.
tiny - (adj.) a hmemi
tip - (n.) 1. a par; e.g. The tips of fingers = Kutdong 2. hmur; e.g. The tip of the pencil = Khedan hmur. 3.
laksawng hmete.
tip - (v.) 1. a hmur i benh. 2. koih; e.g. He tipped the chair toward him = Thutdan cu amah lei ah a koih.
tippet - (n.) hmum ngeimi puan.
tipple - (n.) zureu
tipsy - (adj.) khulrang tein a tlu khomi, zurimi.
tiptoe - (v.) kepar tein a thli tein kal
tiptop - (adj.) a sang bik.
tirade - (n.) saupi in chimmi sinak bia , heh ti in i haohnak
tire - (v.) 1. batter, thaditter; e.g. The long walk tires her = Saupi ke kal nih a batter.
tire - (n.) motor ke khairiat , tai-ar
tired - (v.) past tense of tire, thadit.
tireless - (adj.) a ba kho lomi , a tha a di kho lomi
tiresome - (adj.) minor a simi
'tis - (contraction) = it is.
tissue - (n.) 1. saram siseh thingkung siseh an titsa i a hun i cangmi thil. 2. tahmi puan phun paoh. 3.
sur bantukin aa takmi thil. e.g. Her whole story was a tissue of lies = A chimmi vialte kha sur tah in aa
takmi lih lawng te a si.
tissue paper - (n.) caku nemte a pante.
tit - (n.) vate phun khat.
Titan - (n.) mikei nganpi
titanic - (adj.) a nganpi a simi
titbit - (n.) a thaw ngaingaimi rawl/thawngpang.
tithe - (n.) cheu hra cheu khat thawh lawm
title - (n.) 1. cauk min, hla min, hmanthlak min. 2. sining min, tahchunhnak ah siangpahrang, sibawi,
saya. 3. thilri upadi ningin a ngeitu sinak; e.g. When a house is sold the seller gives the title deeds to the
buyer = Inn cu a zuar tikah a zuartu nih a cawtu kha ngeitu sinak lehhmah kha a pek.
titter - (v.) a thli tein nih
tittle - (n.) thil hmete
tittle-tattle - (v.) a thlite i mi kong ceih depmap.
titular - (adj.) min men in
TNT - (n.) lungpuahnak zen.
to - (prep.) 1. lei ah; e.g. Go to the right = Orhlei ah kal. 2. tiang; e.g. The apple is rotten to the core =
Epal cu a chung muru tiangin a thu. 3. caah; e.g. Father came to the rescue of the boy = Ngakchiapa
khamh awk caah, khan ka pa a ra. 4. thil tuahmi langhternak; e.g. Give the book to me = Cauk kha
keimah ka pe. 5. John likes to read = John cu carel a duh. 6. He tore the paper to pieces = Cauk kha
man cikcik in a thleh. 7. zulh in; e.g. He sang to the music = Awdawh tummi zulh in hla a sak.
to all intents and purposes - (adv.) a zeiti lei paoh in, dengmang, tuah ding lei ti paohpaoh ahcun
to and fro - (adv.) hilei khilei, a kenkiplo ah.
toad - (n.) utlak hmete
toadstool - (n.) sivai a ngeimi pachia
toast - (n.) 1. pawnghmuk meiin emmi. 2. saupi in ngandam in um seh ti in zapi in ti i zuhrai thlir cio i din.
toaster - (n.) changreu emnak um
toastmaster - (n.) zanriah ei rawl danghnak i haotu rian a ttuan i anih hi anih a si ti a chimtu le damnak
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